NGC 770

NGC 770 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Aries. It is around 120[2] million light years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 36,000 ly.[3] NGC 770 is gravitationally linked to NGC 772.[6] The galaxy was discovered on November 3, 1855 by RJ Mitchell.[7][8][9]

NGC 770
NGC 770 and NGC 772 imaged by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Observation data
Right ascension 01h 59m 13.64260s[1]
Declination+18° 57′ 16.7211″[1]
Helio radial velocity2,543[2]
Distance (comoving)120 Mly (36.7 Mpc)[2]
Characteristics
TypeE3:[3]
Apparent size (V)0.587″ × 0.399″[4]
Other designations
UGC 1463[5]

References
  1. Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. Cappellari, Michele; et al. (May 2011). "The ATLAS3D project - I. A volume-limited sample of 260 nearby early-type galaxies: science goals and selection criteria". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 413 (2): 813–836. arXiv:1012.1551. Bibcode:2011MNRAS.413..813C. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.18174.x.
  3. de Vaucouleurs, G.; et al. (1991). "Third reference catalogue of bright galaxies". 3.9. New York: Springer-Verlag. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. Skrutskie, M. F.; et al. (February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708.
  5. "NGC 770". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  6. Tully, R. Brent (May 2015). "Galaxy Groups: A 2MASS Catalog". The Astronomical Journal. 149 (5): 14. arXiv:1503.03134. Bibcode:2015AJ....149..171T. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/149/5/171. 171.
  7. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  8. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 770". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  9. Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 770 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
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